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jacktherippah Jul 15, 2023

Libreddit's public instances shutting down due to Reddit's API changes

Libreddit's public instances shutting down due to Reddit's API changes - Lemmy.world

I was using LibReddit to check in once in a while, and it died today and Teddit instances are giving error 429 too, so yeah, no more Reddit from now on

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Mugmoor Jul 15, 2023

Here is the announcement the development team have made.

For those who want to still use LibReddit or Teddit, it’s fairly simple to get your own instance running using Docker.

Moving toward our next release · Issue #836 · libreddit/libreddit

Hello all, Regretfully I haven’t had the free time to keep up with the recent changes a few days ago. reddit’s rate limiting is successfully implemented. I want to get a new release out ASAP (this ...

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carbunkie

Doesn't running a local instance mean your activity is tied to your API key and your IP address?

If that's the case, I feel like browsing old.reddit behind a VPN is more private and less fuss (though I'm willing to be proven wrong!)